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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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The place out of the which these two articles are gathered, is this:1 It were better for thee a thousand fold that thou haddest been a sinner, and never had done good deed, & to acknowledge thine offences & evil life unto God, asking mercy with a good hart, lamenting thy sins, then to have done good works & in them to put thy trust, thinking that therefore God were bound to thee. There is nothing, which (after the manner of speaking) bindeth God, but firm and steadfast faith and trust in him & his promises. &c. For we can show unto God no greater honour, then to have faith and trust in him: For whosoever doth that, he confesseth that God is true, good, mighty & merciful. &c.
The place out of the which these two articles are gathered, is this:1 It were better for thee a thowsande folde that thou haddest bene a sinner, and neuer had done good deed, & to acknowledge thine offences & euill life vnto God, asking mercy with a good hart, lamenting thy sinnes, then to haue done good workes & in them to put thy trust, thinking that therfore God were bound to thee. There is nothing, which (after the maner of speaking) bindeth God, but fyrme and stedfast fayth and trust in him & his promises. &c. For we can shew vnto God no greater honor, then to haue faith and trust in him: For whosoeuer doth that, he confesseth that God is true, good, mighty & mercifull. &c.